Lamia Ballal
Lamia Ballal is the wife of Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal, who was recently released from Israeli detention after being attacked by settlers. During the attack, she witnessed her husband being beaten outside their home while she hid with their three children. Her account highlights the violence faced by Palestinian families amidst rising tensions in the West Bank.
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Lamia Ballal is the wife of Hamdan Ballal and witnessed the attack on her husband.
El cineasta palestino ganador del Oscar relata la paliza de colonos judíos antes de ser detenido por militares israelíes: “Venían a matarme” | Internacional
Spain· 2025-03-25
Lamia Ballal, Hamdan Ballal's wife, reported that settlers had gathered around their house and described the attack on her husband.
Oscarvindende instruktør løsladt efter overfald
Denmark· 2025-03-25Lamia Ballal described the traumatic experience of her husband being attacked during Iftar.
Rilasciato il regista di No Other Land, arrestato dagli israeliani. E' ferito e si trova in ospedale
Italy· 2025-03-25
Lamia Ballal, the director’s wife, heard her husband being beaten outside their home.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director released by Israel day after beating by West Bank settlers
Canada· 2025-03-25
Lamia Ballal, the director’s wife, described the violent attack on her husband outside their home.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director released from Israeli detention | West Bank
United Kingdom· 2025-03-25